366 St OF*. 



Genus XLIX Ehps. 



jL HE faurus IS the only fpecies belonging to this genus ;• 

 it is found in Carolina and in the Wejl Indian feas ; and 

 in its external form nearly refembles the pike. The 

 mouth has the faine extraordinary gape ; while the upper» 

 as well as the lower jaw, is ai'med with teeth. The 

 ventral and dorfal fins are fomewhat larger than thcfe of 

 the common pike, and alfo placed nearer the head. The 

 ■anal fin is hard by the tail, which is bifurcated. 



The head of the faurus is large, and flattened horizon- 

 tally j the body is (lender, reiembling a lance, and cover- 

 ed with large angular fcales. The eyes are large, orbi- 

 cular, and placed at a diilance from each other ; they are 

 half covered with a nictating membrane. What parti- 

 cularly diflinguiilies it, is a bony fcale at the origin of th^ 

 caudal fin, both above and below f , 



* Elops Saurus, Lin. Syft. Saurus, Slean. Jantj 

 t Guan. Hift. pifcluju* 



